www.ns.legion.ca 107 Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion MAY, Joseph WWII Mr. and Mrs. Richard May from Chatham, NB had six sons who all served King and country. All served in some overseas theatre of war. Ernest was their fifth son. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery in April 1940 and went overseas in October 1941. He served with an Ack Ack Battery in England. He came home from the war, but is now deceased. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. MAY, Matthew WWII Mr. and Mrs. Richard May from Chatham, NB had six sons who all served King and country. All served in some overseas theatre of war. Matthew was the oldest. He enlisted in September 1939 and went overseas in July 1941. He served in the Sicilian campaign, and with the West Nova Scotia Regiment in Italy. He came home from the war, but is now deceased. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. MAYBEE, Douglas WWII Doug was born in 1924 and joined the Navy as soon as he turned seventeen years old. After Basic Training, he was posted on the destroyer, GATINEAU, which did convoy duty between Newfoundland and Londonderry, Ireland, making about fifteen trips across the Atlantic. The GATINEAU was then sent to the English Channel for D-Day landing, before heading back to Halifax. Doug then served onboard HMCS ONTARIO from April 1945 to March 1946 and after the war, he served on the destroyer NOOTKA. He was discharged in May 1949. Doug is retired and lives in Truro, where he is a member of The Legion. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion. MAYO, Bert Chesley WWII Bert was born in Burin, Newfoundland in 1912. He served the Royal Canadian Army in Canada during World War Two. Joseph was a member of Bear River Branch #022, The Royal Canadian Legion before he passed away in 1996. Submitted by Bear River Branch #022, The Royal Canadian Legion. MCCALLUM, Sylvester “Bus” WWII Bus was born on January 10, 1926 in Bible Hill, NS. He joined the military on November 17, 1943 and was shipped overseas on May 7, 1944. He was assigned to the Canadian Scottish Regiment from British Columbia and was wounded on October 8, 1944. He was shipped home in August 1945 and discharged from the service on March 1, 1946. Submitted by Colchester Branch #026, The Royal Canadian Legion.
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